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Tachyon Satellite Internet
Two-Way High-Performance IP InfoMagic Internet Services, Ltd. is now offering two-way satellite Internet access using the business class services of Tachyon. This is a dedicated always on system that delivers high speed access where land lines are unavailable or overly costly. Tachyon started with a clean slate and set out to deliver efficient two-way TCP/IP over a satellite link, so every aspect of the system is optimized for TCP/IP traffic. The TCP/IP shortcomings in the typical satellite environment - degradations due to slow-start, window size and acknowledgment frequency - are well-known. There have been attempts to deliver IP over satellite but the satellite technologies have focused on connection-oriented transmission protocols that are better suited for voice traffic than IP, unnecessarily squandering expensive capacity. Network traffic is carried via satellite between Tachyon Access Points (TAPs) at subscriber premises and a Tachyon Satellite Gateway connecting to service partner IP backbone capacity. |